UCLA Bachelors of Science in Cybernetics Physiologic Science, with a Minor in Mathematics
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Fellow of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists (FACWS)
Directorship and Leadership Positions
Director of Plastic Surgery, Sherman Oaks Hospital, Sherman Oaks, CA
Director of Plastic Surgery, Encino Hospital, Encino, CA
Director of the Center for Reconstruction and Wound Healing, Sherman Oaks Hospital, Sherman Oaks, CA
Cofounder of Wound Institutes of America
Attending Physician –Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Encino Hospital, Sherman Oaks Hospital, Centinela Hospital, and Kindred Hospital
Associations
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
California Society of Plastic Surgery (CSPS)
American Medical Association (AMA)
California Medical Association (CMA)
Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA)
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Southern California Chapter of American College of Surgeons (Socal ACS)
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
Wound Healing Society (WHS)
Licensure And Certification
Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Board Certified General Surgeon
ACS Breast Ultrasound Certified
BLS Certified
ACLS Certified
ATLS Certified
Member American Board of Surgery
Post-Graduate Training
2004-2011: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Department of Surgery.
Los Angeles, CA.
General Surgery Residency
2007-2008: University of California, San Diego. Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
San Diego, CA.
Marek Dobke, Research Fellowship in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
2011-2014: University of Alabama, Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Plastic Surgery Fellowship
Education
1999-2004: University of California, San Diego.
San Diego, CA
Doctor of Medicine
1995-1999: University of California, Los Angeles. Westwood, CA.
Bachelor of Science, Cybernetics Major with Specialization in Physiological Science, Minor Mathematics
Awards
1995-1999: Dean’s list
University of California, Los Angeles. Westwood, CA.
1999: Chancellor’s Service Award
University of California, Los Angeles. Westwood, CA
2007: 2nd place Resident Award for Southern California Chapter of American College of Surgeons
Southern California Chapter meeting of American College of Surgeons
Santa Barbara, CA
2007: Winner of the 4th Annual Leon Morganstern Great Debate
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
2009: 3rd place Resident Award for Southern California Chapter of American College of Surgeons
Southern California Chapter meeting of American College of Surgeons
Santa Barbara, CA
Outreach
1997-1999: UCLA Stroke Study
Researcher
1998-1999: UCLA Stroke Force
Director
1998-1999: UCLA Community Outreach Program
Outreach coordinator
1998-1999: UCLA Women’s Resource Center
Instructor of women’s self defense class
2001-2004: UCSD Interface Program
Participant and surgeon
2002-2003: Annual plastic reconstructive mission, La Piedad
Calvert JW, Kohanzadeh S, Tynan M, Evan GRD. Free Flap Reconstruction for Infection of Ankle Fracture Hardware: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Surg Infect. 2006 Jun; 7(3):315-322.
Woo K, Farber A, Doros G, Killeen K, Kohanzadeh S. Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Transposed Upper Arm Arteriovenous Fistula: A Single Institutional Review of 190 Basilic and Cephalic Vein Transposition Procedures Procedures. J of Vasc Surg. 2007 Jul; 46(1):94-9.
Kohanzadeh S, Hayase Y, Lefor MK, Nagata Y, Lefor AT. Factors Affecting Attrition in Graduate Surgical Education. Am Surg. 2007 Oct; 73(10):963-6.
Woo K, Major K, Kohanzadeh S, Allins A. Laparotomy for Visceral Ischemia and Gangrene. Am Surg. 2007 Oct; 73(10):1006-8.
Bhavsar D, Bondarchuk A, Kohanzadeh S, Bodor R. If Its Good Enough For Dolphins: use of the Computerized Dolphin Bed Technology Markedly Improves Tissue Perfusion of Human Pressure Points as Well. Supplement to Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008 May; 121(6) supplement: 49.
Herrera F, Kohanzadeh S, Nasseri Y, Suliman A, Kansal N, Owens E, Bodor R. Management of Vascular Graft Infections with Soft Tissue Flap Coverage: Veterans Affairs Experience. Am Surg. 2009 Oct;75(10):877-81.
Ley EJ, Salim A, Kohanzadeh S, Mirocha J, Margulies DR. Relative bradycardia in hypotensive trauma patients: a reappraisal. J Trauma. 2009 Nov;67(5):1051-4.
Nasseri Y, Kohanzadeh S, Murrell ZA, Berel D, Melmed G, Fleshner P. Phantom Publications Among Applicants to a Colorectal Surgery Residency Program. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Feb;54(2):220-5.
Cassileth L, Kohanzadeh S, Amersi F. One-Stage Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Implants: A New Option for Immediate Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 Jul. [Epub ahead of print]
Ourian AJ, Nasseri Y, Kohanzadeh S, Margulies DR, Gewertz BL, Chen SC, Towfigh S. Outreach in Surgery at the Undergraduate Level: An Opportunity to Improve Surgical Interest Among Women? Am Surg. 2011 Oct;77(10):1412-5.
Kohanzadeh S, Gaon M, Ota K, Lefrennierre S, Kulber D. Use of a headless compressive screw (acutrak) for radioulnar joint fusion in the sauve-kapandji procedure. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Apr;129(4):759-61e.
Kohanzadeh S, Lafrenierre S, Nasseri Y, Silberman A, Kulber D. Myositis ossificans of the forearm after yoga. Am Surg. 2012 Aug; 78(8):361-3.
Kohanzadeh S, Herrera F, Dobke M. Outcomes of open and endoscopic carpal tunnel release: a meta-analysis. Hand. 2012; 7:247-251.
Kohanzadeh S, Lugo L, Long J. Safety of anti-adhesion barriers in hand surgery. Ann Plast Surg. 2013 May;70(5):527-9.
Lugo LM, Prada M, Kohanzadeh S, Mesa JM, Long JN, de la Torre J. Surgical outcomes of gigantomastia breast reduction superomedial pedicle technique: a 12-year retrospective study. Ann Plast Surg. 2013 May;70(5):533-7.
Posters And Presentations
VATS Sleeve Lobectomies for Pulmonary Malignancies. Bedard ELR, McKenna RJ Jr., Kohanzadeh S, Fuller CB, Houck W. 16th World Congress of the World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Ottawa, Canada. August 17-20, 2006.
Factors Affecting Attrition in Graduate Surgical Education. Kohanzadeh S, Hayase Y, Lefor MK, Nagata Y, Lefor AT.
Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA.. January 19-21, 2007.
Medical Negligence Cases: should be tried by juries vs. medical tribunals. Kohanzadeh S, Nasseri Y. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 4th Annual Leon Morganstern Great Debate. Los Angeles, CA. April 19, 2007.
A comparative analysis of results of carpal tunnel release. Kohanzadeh S, Dobke M. Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 18-20, 2008.
Tracheal diverticulum and esophageal atresia without tracheoesophageal fistula – A case report. Nasseri Y, Kohanzadeh S, Frykman P, Chen S, Hui T. Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 18-20, 2008.
The dolphin bed: can it improve tissue perfusion intraoperatively. Kohanzadeh S, Breithaupt A, Bondarchuk A, Bhavsar D, Evers L, Broder K, Dobke M, Bodor R. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Wound Healing Society Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 24-7, 2008.
Relative bradycardia and its significance in trauma. Kohanzadeh S, Salim A, Alban R, Ottochian M, Wilson M, Mirocha J, Margulies D. Cedars Sinai Medical Center Paul Rubenstein Conference. Los Angeles, CA. May 20, 2008.
If it’s good enough for dolphins: Use of the computerized dolphin bed technology markedly improves tissue perfusion of human pressure points as well. Bhavsar D, Bondarchuk A, Kohanzadeh S, Bodor R. Plastic Surgery Research Council. Springfield, IL. May 28-31, 2008.
Soft tissue coverage for vascular graft infections. Herrera F, Kohanzadeh S, Suliman A, Kansal N, Owens E, Bodor R. California Society of Plastic Surgery. Dana Point, CA. June 5-8, 2008.
Repair of Implosion Flail Chest without Thoracotomy: Technique and Outcomes. Solberg B, Kohanzadeh S, Moon C, Franco D, Margulies D. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma 67th Annual Meeting. Maui, HI. September 24-27, 2008.
Relative Bradycardia in Hypotensive Trauma Patients. Kohanzadeh S, Salim A, Alban R, Ottochian M, Wilson M, Mirocha J, Margulies D. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma 67th Annual Meeting. Maui, HI. September 24-27, 2008.
Treatment of Implosion Flail Chest. Solberg B, Kohanzadeh S, Moon C, Franco D, Margulies D. 20the Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 16-18, 2009.
Management of Vascular Graft Infections with Soft Tissue Flap Coverage: VA Experience. Herrera F, Kohanzadeh S, Suliman A, Kansal N, Owens E, Bodor R. 20the Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 16-18, 2009.
The Dermal Spanning Flap to Prevent “Clefting” in Vertical Mammaplasty. Kohanzadeh S, Dobke M, Trott S. 20the Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 16-18, 2009.
Effectiveness of the Dolphin Bed as a Tool to Help Reduce Tissue Hypoxia in Points of Compression. Kohanzadeh S, Breithaupt A, Bondarchuk A, Bhavsar D, Evers L, Broder K, Dobke M, Bodor R. 20the Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 16-18, 2009.
Correlation of Clinical Outcomes and In Vitro Drug Response in Late Stage NSCLC. Kohanzadeh S, Nasseri Y, Gupta A, Kusuanco D, Re A, Parker R, Houck W, Fuller C, McKenna R. 20th Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 16-18, 2009.
A novel method for accurately diagnosing acute cholecystitis. Nasseri Y, Waxman A, Berry C, Kohanzadeh S, D’Agnola A, Kallman C, Haker K, Margulies D. Society of Nuclear Medicine. Toronto, Canada. June 2009.
Questionable cholecystitis: PET-CT answers the question. Nasseri Y, Waxman A, Kohanzadeh S, D’Angolo A, Margulies D. Southwest surgical congress. 2010 Tuscon, Arizona.
Phantom Publications Among Applicants to a Colorectal Surgery Residency Program. Nasseri Y, Kohanzadeh S, Murrell ZA, Berel D, Melmed G, Fleshner P. 21st Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 22-24, 2010.
Breast Surgery Infectious Complications and the Efficacy of Antibiotics. Kohanzadeh S, Kang C, Askari M, Logan N, Kulber D. 21st Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 22-24, 2010.
Efficacy of Antimicrobial Sutures in Breast Reduction. Kohanzadeh S, Kurtovic S, Nasseri Y, Perez M, Feldmar D, Kulber D. 21st Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 22-24, 2010.
Pursestring Breast Closure. Kohanzadeh S, Killeen K, Nasseri Y, Cassileth L. 21st Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 22-24, 2010.
Post-Bariatric Male Gynecomastia. Kohanzadeh S, Kurtovic S, Cohen A, Kulber D, Aronowitz J. 21st Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 22-24, 2010.
Single port ileostomy. Cheng-Robles D, Alban R, Kohanzadeh S, Murrell Z, Fleshner P. World Congress of Laparoscopic Surgery . Washington DC. April 13-17, 2010.
Myositis ossificans resulting in peripheral nerve compression in the forearm: a yoga injury case report and review of the literature. Kohanzadeh S, Short S, Nasseri Y, Silberman A, Kulber D. 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 21-23, 2011.
One-stage immediate breast reconstruction with implants: A new option for immediate reconstruction. Cassileth L, Kohanzadeh S, Durkan B, Polega K, Amersi F. 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 21-23, 2011.
Salvage of the nipple areolar reconstruction with V-Y advancement flap with purse-string closure and dermal fat graft in tissue expanded breast reconstruction patients. Kohanzadeh S, Nazarian S, Barrett D, Kulber D. 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 21-23, 2011.
Successful use of a headless compressive screw for radioulnar joint fusion in the Sauve-Kapandji procedure: a case series. Kohanzadeh S, Ota K, Gaon M, Kulber D. 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 21-23, 2011.
Adjuvant treatment of early colon cancer with micrometastases: results of a prospective multicenter phase 2 trial and national survery. Scott S, Kohanzadeh S, Wainberg Z, Dhall D, Yao K, Bilchik A. 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 21-23, 2011.
Outreach in surgery at the undergraduate level: an opportunity to improve surgical interest among females. Ourian A, Kohanzadeh S, Nasseri Y, Gewertz B, Margulies D, Chen S, Towfigh S. 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. January 21-23, 2011.
Antimicrobial sutures in breast reduction. Kohanzadeh S, Kurtovic S, Nasseri Y, Perez M, Feldmar D, Kulber D. 61st CSPS Annual Meeting. Monterey, CA. May 27-30, 2011.
An improved method to an old dilemma: hand burn contracture release using acellular dermal matrix. Kohanzadeh S, Kulber D. 2012 Meeting of the Southeast Surgical Congress. Birmingham, AL. February 11-14, 2012.
Myositis Ossificans: a yoga injury, report and review of the literature. Kohanzadeh S, Silberman A, Kulber D. 2012 Meeting of the Southeast Surgical Congress. Birmingham, AL. February 11-14, 2012.
Abdominal wall reconstruction with long term follow up. Killingsworth C, Kohanzadeh S, de la Torre J. 2012 Meeting of the Southeast Surgical Congress. Birmingham, AL. February 11-14, 2012.
Post-bariatric Gynecomastia. Kohanzadeh S, Kulber S. Aronowitz J. 2012 Annual Meeting of the Alabama Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Birmingham, AL. January 28, 2012.
Myositis Ossificans resulting in peripheral nerve compression in the forearm: a yoga injury case report and review of the literature. Kohanzadeh S, Silberman A, Kulber D. 1st Combined Meeting of the ASSH-AHSS. Kauai, Hawaii. March 22-25, 2012.
Acellular dermal matrix for burn contracture release in the hand. Kohanzadeh S, Kulber D. 1st Combined Meeting of the ASSH-AHSS. Kauai, Hawaii. March 22-25, 2012.
Addition of radical intravelar veloplasty improves speech outcomes and reduces reoperation rate in primary palatoplasty: 600 consecutive cases. Grant JH, Huettner F, Kohanzadeh S, Ray PD, Dynda DD. 69th Annual American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association meeting. San Jose, CA. April 17-21, 2012.
“Redo” palatoplasty with aggressive repositioning of the levator veli palatine muscle sling is a safe and reliable first line strategy for post-palatoplasty VPI. Huettner F, Kohanzadeh S, Ray PD, Dynda DD, Grant JH. 69th Annual American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association meeting. San Jose, CA. April 17-21, 2012.
Seprafilm in hand surgery. Kohanzadeh S, Huettner F, Long JN. 2012 SESPRS Annual Meeting Scientific Session. Amelia Island, FL. June 2-6, 2012.
Anti-adhesion barriers in hand surgery. Kohanzadeh S, Long JN. Univeristy of Alabama Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. Birmingham, AL, June 25, 2012.
Acellular dermal matrix in burn contracture release. Kohanzadeh S, Kulber D. 67th Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand meeting. September 6-8, 2012.
Hyaluronidate adhesion barrier in hand surgery. Kohanzadeh S, Long JN. 67th Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand meeting. Chicago, Il. September 6-8, 2012.
Massive weight loss gynecomastia reconstruction. Kohanzadeh S, Kulber D, Aronowitz J, Vasconez L. University of Alabama Birmingham Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. Birmingham, AL. November 12, 2012.
Burn contracture release with ADM. Kohanzadeh S. Kulber D. 2012 Senior Resident Meeting. Chicago, Il. December 2012.
Pseudogynecomastia. Kohanzadeh S, Kulber D, Aronowitz J. 2013 Annual Alabama State Plastic Surgery Meeting. Birmingham, AL. February 2, 2013.
A new option for reconstruction in massive weight loss gynecomastia. Kohanzadeh S, Kulber D, Vasconez L. IPRAS 2013. Santiago, Chile. March 2013.
Primatrix: a new option for extremity salvage. Kohanzadeh S. University of Alabama Birmingham Grand Rounds. Birmingham, AL. April 8, 2013.
Efficacy of antibiotics in breast reconstruction. Kohanzadeh S, Kulber D, de la Torre J. Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting. Santa Monica, CA. May 3, 2013.
Acellular dermal matrix in burn contracture release. Kohanzadeh S. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care/Wound Healing Society Meeting 2013. Denver, CO. May 4, 2013.
Primatrix: a new method to a time long problem. Kohanzadeh S. American Society for Surgery of the Hand 2013 Annual Meeting. San Fransisco, CA. Oct 3-5, 2013.
Athletic Pubalgia. Kohanzadeh S. Martin M. Vasconez L. 2013 Plastic Surgery Senior Resident Conference/American Society of Plastic Surgery 2013 Meeting. San Diego, CA. Oct 11-15, 2013.
Primatrix as an Alternative to Flap Reconstruction. Kohanzadeh S. American Society of Plastic Surgery 2013 Meeting. San Diego, CA. Oct 11-15, 2013.
Novel Therapy for Correction of Post-Liposuction Contour Defects: Case Series and Review of the Literature. Kohanzadeh S. Martin M. Collawn S. International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science 2013 Meeting. New York City, NY. Dec 10, 2013.
Identificiation and the Effective Repair of the Athletic Hernia. Kohanzadeh S. Shokrian D. (presenter) Martin M. Vasconez L. Plastic Surgery Research Council 59th Annual Meeting. New York City, NY. March 7-9, 2014.
Manuscripts
“The Dermal Spanning Flap to Prevent “Clefting” in Vertical Mammaplasty.” Kohanzadeh S, Dobke M, Trott S. Submitted for publication.
“The efficacy of antimicrobial sutures in breast reduction: Do they work?” Kohanzadeh S, Kurtovic S, Nasseri Y, Perez M, Feldmar D, Kulber D. Submitted for publication.
“Pursestring breast closure.” Kohanzadeh S, Killeen K, Nasseri Y, Cassileth L. In preparation.
“Novel approach to male gynecomastia treatment.” Kohanzadeh S, Kurtovic S, Aronowitz J, Kulber B. In preparation.
“Breast Surgery Infectious Complications and the Efficacy of Antibiotics.” Kohanzadeh S, Kang C, Kulber D. In preparation.
“Primatrix: alternative solution or bridge to free flap reconstruction.” Kohanzadeh S, Sparks MM, Derosier C, de la Torre J. In preparation.
“Long term follow up of surgical treatment of Athletic Pubalgia.” Sparks MM. Kohanzdeh S, de la Torre J, Vasconez LO. In preparation.